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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Claire picks up the biology posters from the school, she meets a former teacher of hers. What subject does this woman teach?
(a) Language.
(b) Home Economics.
(c) Math.
(d) Science.

2. In the recurring dreams Claire has in which she is wearing a leather mask, she always weeps when what event occurs?
(a) Someone puts her son in her arms.
(b) When she realizes she is no longer pregnant.
(c) Someone takes her son away from her.
(d) Someone kills her son.

3. The male Nurturer teaches Claire's son to respond in what way whenever Claire says bye-bye?
(a) He teaches him to say bye-bye.
(b) He teaches him to flap his arms.
(c) He teaches him to wave.
(d) He teaches him to whistle.

4. What class had Claire and Sophia been in together at school?
(a) Language.
(b) Math.
(c) English.
(d) Science.

5. How old is Claire when she gives birth to the Product?
(a) 18.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

6. What is the name of the male Nurturer's son?
(a) Christopher.
(b) Stan.
(c) Jonas.
(d) Paul.

7. What name does she believe to be her son's after she overhears the male Nurturer using it?
(a) Matt.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Gabe.
(d) Abe.

8. How does the male Nurturer find out the name of Claire's son?
(a) He writes to the Records Office.
(b) He asks Claire her son's name.
(c) He uses a magnifying class to examine the infant's name tattoo.
(d) He sneaks into the office and looks at the records.

9. What problem does the male Nurturer say is still plaguing Claire's son, endangering the possibility of his being assigned to a parental unit?
(a) Frequent tantrums.
(b) Lack of engagement with others.
(c) Irregular sleep patterns.
(d) Poor digestion.

10. What item is NOT included in the letter sent to parental units being assigned a Newchild?
(a) Feeding information.
(b) Health data.
(c) Discipline reminders.
(d) Descriptions of personality traits.

11. When Jonas is skipped during the Twelves's part of the ceremony, the Chief Elder announces that Jonas is not being assigned, but is instead being what?
(a) Chosen.
(b) Picked.
(c) Selected.
(d) Plucked.

12. A community citizen is given his or her own dwelling only after what event occurs?
(a) Assignment of a spouse.
(b) Assignment of a gender.
(c) Assignment of a job.
(d) Assignment of a Newchild.

13. What is the process of birthing called in the community?
(a) The Happening.
(b) The Blessed Event.
(c) The Task.
(d) The Duty.

14. What is the last fully formed memory that Claire has of her final moments in the community?
(a) The back of her son's head as the male Nurturer rides away on the bicycle.
(b) Weeping uncontrollably.
(c) Telling her son goodbye.
(d) Skipping rope with a few of the other Fish Hatchery workers.

15. Claire's older brother had been selected to work in what department within the community?
(a) The Department of Transportation.
(b) The Department of Finance.
(c) The Department of Law and Justice.
(d) The Department of Labor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occasion had prompted the community to perform the Ceremony of Loss a few years before the events of the narrative?

2. What reason does the male Nurturer give for not telling Claire her son's name?

3. How is the right time determined for when each child in the community will begin to take pills?

4. What information does Claire's nametag contain besides her name?

5. What reason does Sophia give Claire for the Nurturing Center staff not wearing nametags?

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